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Yeah mate....the aircraft sit on the ground in phoenix for long hours over night,the local scorpions get very active,we don’t find them on a regular basis,but the MTX boys reckon they find them all the time.
First kill to a new to me 1981 39M.
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its been a looong wait but my main farm is open again . . definitely warming to the .243W
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Not quite the 449 yards of rossi's effort.. longest might have been 20
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took 2 rifles up the farm yesterday evening . . . first some group shooting with the Tikka .243 with the 87grn. VMax with 2209, usual load has been 75grn VMax with 2208, luckily the wind wasnt to bad
the wind really picked up to nasty by the time i got walking with the .22VarTarg, nothing shot over 250yds
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this was the worst group of the bunch but its that classic shape which is pleasing to the eye
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out with the .204
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Good night last night..
Hi.
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Got a delivery for you.
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And your mates.
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And their mates too..
it will be awhile untill i get out with the centerfire varmint rifles again
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i will change over to the rimfires and get stuck into these little buggers . . . another population explosion, been waiting for it and here it is again.
the farmer gave me 2 X 500 round bricks which is a great help
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Smoked over a few bunnies with the 223's on sunday arvo, including my first black https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ccce2325b5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e44da4992d.jpg
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@GWH there seems to be a few of thos lil blacki bunnies bouncing around at the mo out Tepohue way if ya want a shoot more of them
Folks caught a second gnarly ferret this morning. The pair have torn the heads of four chickens in the last ten days. Not sure how to post the video
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22-204 Ruger with 75 Amax vs cat
Lithgow single shot orange box power point
55gr blitzkings in the 223
100+ of these little critters shot in the last 2 weeks with the .22
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POI check yesterday evening before heading out . . . good to go
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Yeah we are over run with little rabbits also, 105 shot last weekend and they are still everywhere. All .22 shooting with subs as even the 17 HMR is to expensive to run on them.
Man they are small at 80 mtrs plus:)
After 6 months out of action with a busted shoulder it was good to get back out there again - knocked over a couple of these. Farmer was happy and so was my dog (stinky billys).https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...0f6ab58d77.jpg
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Nesting myner get the full choke from the 20 gauge
138 of these stinky fellas culled for a high country station. Too hot to save meat until last evening and way too far from a freezer!
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Good work.
Out last night to a farm that doesn't produce much nowadays. Total for the four of us was less than 20 for the night. Fairly trying conditions with a strong Nor'wester and long grass.
Oh and the 223 does work a lot better with the bolt taken along for the trip.
Been way too long since I've been out for a wander in the neighbours paddocks.
Spotted this guy about 200m out with the Maxtoch. From there it got easier, as it ran towards the light until about 50m away.
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Loving these teenage bunnies. Homeload 55 gn Zmax 223 bursting them to the point of no photo possible:thumbsup:
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that's a good haul of aussie over stayers. caliber ruger is it?
they are both ruger's a 223 and a 22 mag:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Russian 22.
A late and slow walk this evening, Hour and a quarter, 70 shot, paddocks that were nearly cleared now crawling...... time to get a spot light, saw 100's at dusk, 500 round brick lasts a week
Ahh dreamsQuote:
Originally Posted by viper
memorable shot today because of the challenging wind conditions was this little critter . . with his body position straight towards me only his head/shoulders were visable.
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.243W 87grn. Vmax bullets
@rossi.45 was it stealing your camera?:thumbsup:
Nailed this bunny at 346m this arvo, 9mph wind from 7 o'clock and could only see his head and shoulders.
Shot from the corner of the fence by the vineyards.
22 Terminator 75 Amax at 2896fps.
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good wind calling skills/shooting there @300_BLK
had a good start this morning with the first shot of the day . . . which turned out to be the longest shot of the day
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tried a few times at critters past 500yrds but the wind was just to tough for me to call . . .
Nice shot @rossi.45 can’t wait to try and get some further shots on a still night
always the wind . . .
i got so pissed off today i set up a target at 550yrds . . . first group i allowed 4inches of drift, actual drift was 10inches
in the time it took to walk back and setup for the next shot the wind value doubled
i allowed 10inches for the next group . . . this time it was 18inches
varminting is so much more difficult to range shooting . . to me
but when it all comes together it sure is a buzz
not so much for the Rabbit
Please don't take this the wrong way guys, (I am just curious as my marksmanship leaves a bit to be desire) but what is your hit/miss ratio on such small targets at those distances (350 yards +)?
Before it shot the rabbit I set up my 6” gong and hit it 4/6 times at 320m
I was actually doing some long range gong shooting when the bunnies ran out of cover.
Love the sound of a good hit on the rabbits eh “thwok”!!
Great shooting.Quote:
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Had a good week off work. Son came down from N. Island on leave forn Airforce and we took some chill out time. Over a hundred bunnies for the week including 29 before breakfast this morning. Been getting some great results with strelok, now to shoot better, often just that wee way out with my shooting:(
The boy has finally decided to match his RPR with a suitable scope so a Gen 2 PST on its way. Be cool when he goes back north and leaves his rifles with me for safe keeping !!
Also had a case separation on the last shoot of the evenin a couple of nights ago. A reverse bore-snake from the muzzle end did the trick
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Just back from a rabbit clearance exercise at a friend’s lifestyle block. 13 rabbits. Two sniped from a bedroom window (a first for me) and a few tricky shots. Not the huge numbers that you guys are getting, or long distance shooting, but I was happy with my performance and the CZ452. Friend was happy too!
no easy answer for you @Shearer . . . it all depends on how i feel on the day and what rifle i am using, if i push the limits of my skill the miss ratio goes up, some days i push a bit harder than others . . i like to start off with a few hits to warmup then move out further untill i am well out of my comfort zone . . . keeping in mind that the misses you can learn from as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shearer
the post i put up recently of a head shot at 355yds was memorable because of the conditions, the wind was howling thru the hills, i had started with the .22lr in the morning and only changed to the .243 in the afternoon when i couldnt take any more standing up shots because of the speed and heavy gusts, even sitting shots were tough with the rimfire.
a memorable miss recently was when the bullet hit 3 inches above the critter but perfectly inline at 570yds . .. call me crazy but that is fun
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Boxing Day walk, got 4 weeks before the farm changes hands:O_O:farmer selling is trying to get a continuance for me:cool:
2 Hares
2 rabbits
2 plovers
All with the 17 HMR
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Nicely sniped at 100 metres
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No1 100 metres
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No 2 the same
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The objective was about 150 behind the tree, he lived to tell the story
The hare in the next shot was up hil at 160, through the chest
The rabbit was about 100 metres, just a small bugger, had white spots on the liver, first time I’ve encountered that on this farm?
